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Really the only embarrassing record that matters is 57+ years without a flag.  
And 61 years since back to back, and 66 years since a “threepeat”  

 

 
21 minutes ago, bush demon said:

I see we went 13-0 in fact. My (narrow) argument is we had three very close wins up to round 7 (in 1956), including an eight point win, but this year no one has got closer than about 24 points. 1956 is a very good portent and a key year in demon history! On your other point I think it is The Eagles and Port we have to worry about most to measure our true worth. In any event it is a magnificent season and we still have an enviable list despite injuries.

One week at a time

Lance Franklin has never lost to Melbourne in his career. 

 

 

EDIT -  That hoodoo ended in 2019 at the SCG.  My mistake.

Edited by Pickett2Jackson

 
2 minutes ago, Pickett2Jackson said:

Lance Franklin has never lost to Melbourne in his career.  Now that is embarrassing.

We need him to come in this week and beat them.

Except for the last time he played against us.

4 minutes ago, ArtificialWisdom said:

Except for the last time he played against us.

 

Thanks, I forgot we had busted that one.  Of all the years we finally beat the Swans and Buddy it was in 2019 where we were a bottom 4 team.   ?


16 hours ago, bush demon said:

I see we went 13-0 in fact. My (narrow) argument is we had three very close wins up to round 7 (in 1956), including an eight point win, but this year no one has got closer than about 24 points. 1956 is a very good portent and a key year in demon history! On your other point I think it is The Eagles and Port we have to worry about most to measure our true worth. In any event it is a magnificent season and we still have an enviable list despite injuries.

'Twas an Olympian effort either way!?

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Beat Sydney on the MCG.

Almost 11 years. Last win was in August 2010 when we beat them by 70 points.

I think it was 8 losses and 1 draw dating back to 2011.

On 4/16/2015 at 9:32 AM, praha said:

Having won in Round 1 this year, we broke a decade-long record of having not won in the first week of the season.

What other records are in dire need of being broken?

Win in Round 1 - BROKEN Round 1, 2015

- Last win: Round 1, 2005 (9-year losing streak)

Win in Adelaide - BROKEN Round 7, 2014

- Last win: Round 2, 2001 (16-game losing streak)

- Since 1991: 32 games, 6 wins, 26 losses

Home game losing streak - BROKEN Round 1, 2015

- Last home game win: Round 14, 2013 (15-game losing streak)

Score 100 points - BROKEN Round 1, 2015

- Last 100-point game: Round 14, 2013 (31 matches)

Win on a Friday night - BROKEN Round 4, 2015

- Last win: Round 11, 2011 vs Essendon

Beat Geelong - BROKEN Round 12, 2015

- Last win: Round 6, 2006 (12 games, 11 losses, 1 draw)

- Since 1994: 7 wins, 26 losses, 1 draw

Win in Geelong - BROKEN Round 12, 2015

- Last win: Round 20, 2005 (7 games, 6 losses, 1 draw)

- Since 1988: 2 wins, 17 losses, 1 draw

Beat Brisbane - BROKEN Round 16, 2015

- Last win: Round 3, 2011 (4-game losing streaking)

Win at Etihad BROKEN Round 23, 2015

Last win: Round 19, 2007 (22-game losing streak)

Beat Collingwood - BROKEN Round 18, 2015

- Last win: Round 11, 2007 (10 games, 9 losses, 1 draw)

Beat Fremantle - BROKEN Round 16, 2016

- Last win: Round 13, 2011 (6-game losing streak)

Win two games in a row - BROKEN Rounds 4-5, 2016

- Last time: Rounds 13 and 14, 2011 (20 game losing streak)

Beat a Ross Lyon-coached team - BROKEN Round 16, 2016

- Last win: Never (12-game losing streak)

Beat Hawthorn - BROKEN Round 20, 2016

- Last win: Round 8, 2006 (11-game losing streak)

- Since 1980: 59 games, 14 wins, 45 losses

Beat Port Adelaide in Adelaide - BROKEN Round 21, 2016

- Last win: Round 8, 2000 (11-game losing streak)

Win 3 in a row - BROKEN Rounds 19-21, 2016

Beat St Kilda - BROKEN Round 1, 2017

- Last win: Elimination Final, 2006 (14-game losing streak)

Win in Perth - BROKEN Round 14, 2017

- Last win: Round 1, 2004 (12-game losing streak)

Beat North Melbourne - BROKEN Round 3, 2018

- Last win: Round 5, 2006 (14-game losing streak)

Play a final - BROKEN 2018

- Last time: Second Semi-Final vs Fremantle, 2006 (8-year drought)

Win a final -   BROKEN 2018

- Last win: Elimination Final v St Kilda, 2006 (8-year drought)

Win the minor premiership

- Last time: 1964 (50 years and counting)

Win a final outside of Victoria

- Last win: Never (2 games, 2 losses)

I hope we have no need to win a final out of Victoria this year 

 
7 hours ago, praha said:

Beat Sydney on the MCG.

Almost 11 years. Last win was in August 2010 when we beat them by 70 points.

I think it was 8 losses and 1 draw dating back to 2011.

Ahh yes the dawning of the new era, What a decade


1 hour ago, Superunknown said:

Can’t wait to break the one that matters

Then let the saints have a lick Of the ice cream 

after we win 5 in a row 

 

The Saints have had their chances in the last 20 years. You can lead a club to water but you can't make it drink.

We've been parched for a very long time.

8 hours ago, Cassiew said:

I hope we have no need to win a final out of Victoria this year 

PRAHRA you ate wrong 

we won in 2015, GC 2016 GWS and Ssints 2017 !!

Missed until Round1 this season we hitch is no gap at all really. 

6 hours ago, Craig Hutchinson said:

No MFC player has won a Norm Smith medal .

I suppose the only one that any kind of chance of that was Jim Stynes 


19 hours ago, Superunknown said:

Can’t wait to break the one that matters

Then let the saints have a lick Of the ice cream 

after we win 5 in a row 

 

Very sporting of you, Sunkn. Yes, the Saints possibly do deserve a lick of the ice-cream as well. 1966 wasn't it? Their last double-scooper with a cherry on top. 

  • 1 month later...

OK, here are a couple to keep us interested:

  1. Win more than 14 games in a H&A season - last time was 1990 (31 year drought).
  2. Win 17 or more games in a H&A season - we have never done this in our 121 previous completed seasons.

(If you're wondering about the 17+ game stat, Hawthorn have done it five times in the last 10 years).

Edited by titan_uranus

19 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

OK, here are a couple to keep us interested:

  1. Win more than 14 games in a H&A season - last time was 1990 (31 year drought).
  2. Win 17 or more games in a H&A season - we have never done this in our 121 previous completed seasons.

(If you're wondering about the 17+ game stat, Hawthorn have done it five times in the last 10 years).

We won 16 games in 1956 which equated to an 89% winning record in that 18 game home and way season. A 20 win season would be our record best in terms of winning percentage.

Onto our next opponent, we have a surprisingly poor 1-4 record against Essendon at the G since 2013. 

The last time we won finals in consecutive years was in 1991 against Essendon at Waverley. Aside from GC Suns, we have the longest streak in that department. Hopefully that can be rectified next year.

 

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On 5/3/2021 at 10:10 PM, monoccular said:

Really the only embarrassing record that matters is 57+ years without a flag.  
And 61 years since back to back, and 66 years since a “threepeat”  

 

That covers it. 

Any team running at 11 to 2 mid season ? and misses finals??


18 hours ago, Kent said:

Any team running at 11 to 2 mid season ? and misses finals??

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2 minutes ago, rpfc said:

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Agree RPFC but who knows after the records already held by this club?

19 hours ago, Kent said:

Any team running at 11 to 2 mid season ? and misses finals??

I’m not great with maths etc. Is this mathematically possible?

 
11 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

I’m not great with maths etc. Is this mathematically possible?

Sure it is we lose every game? We are then 11 :11  Isn't 12 the magic number

19 hours ago, Kent said:

Any team running at 11 to 2 mid season ? and misses finals??

I could probably think of one club that would be capable of pulling off that disaster.


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